In classical Greek architecture, the platform of (usually three) levels upon which the superstructure of the building is erected, typically forming a series of steps.
croplands
croplands
noun
cropland
cupboards
cupboards
noun
plural of cupboard
cupholder
cupholder
noun
A holder for a cup containing a drink, usually in a vehicle.
cupolated
cupolated
adj
Synonym of cupolaed
cuspidors
cuspidors
noun
plural of cuspidor
cyclopoid
cyclopoid
noun
Any copepod of the order Cyclopoida
cypraeoid
cyprinoid
cyprinoid
adj
Belonging to the suborder Cyprinoidei of the order Cypriniformes.
Resembling the carp.
noun
A fish of that suborder.
cypseloid
dampproof
dampproof
adj
Resistant to the effects of damp.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.
daphnioid
dasiphora
datapoint
datapoint
noun
Alternative spelling of data point
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
decapodal
decapodal
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet.
decapodan
decapodan
adj
Alternative form of decapod
decapolis
deception
deception
noun
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
deceptory
deceptory
adj
deceptive
decipolar
decompile
decompile
verb
(computer science) To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.
decomplex
decomplex
adj
Repeatedly compound; made up of complex constituents
verb
(chemistry) To cause, or to undergo decomplexation
decompose
decompose
verb
(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.
(transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components; to disintegrate or fragment.
decoupage
decoupage
noun
An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated
An artwork made by this technique
verb
To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.
decoupled
decoupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decouple
decouples
decouples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decouple
deepfroze
deepgoing
deiparous
deiparous
adj
(rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess.
deiphobus
deipotent
delapsion
delapsion
noun
A falling down or out of place; prolapse.
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demophile
demophile
noun
A friend of the people.
A person who likes people, especially crowds of people.
demophobe
demophoon
demopolis
depeopled
depeopled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depeople
depiction
depiction
noun
a drawing or painting
a lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual
a representation
depictors
depictors
noun
plural of depictor
depilator
depilator
noun
One who or that which depilates; a remover of hair.
depletion
depletion
noun
(accounting, mining, timber, petroleum) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.
(medicine, archaic) The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
depletory
depletory
adj
Serving to deplete.
deplorate
deplorate
adj
(obsolete) deplorable
deplorers
deplorers
noun
plural of deplorer
deploring
deploring
verb
present participle of deplore
deploying
deploying
verb
present participle of deploy
depoetize
depoetize
verb
To remove the poetic character from
deponents
deponents
noun
plural of deponent
deportees
deportees
noun
plural of deportee
deporting
deporting
verb
present participle of deport
deporture
deporture
noun
(obsolete) deportment
deposable
deposable
adj
Capable of being deposed, or deprived of office.
deposited
deposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deposit
depositee
depositee
noun
(historical) A member of the lowest of the three population classes created by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge party in Cambodia after their revolution in the 1970s. These people were 'deposited' in the villages after being removed from the cities.
The person with whom something is deposited.
depositor
depositor
noun
A person who makes a deposit, especially a deposit of money in a bank.
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
depressor
depressor
noun
(anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
(neuroanatomy, physiology) A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.
An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
deprogram
deprogram
verb
(transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
depurator
depurator
noun
One who, or that which, cleanses.
deputator
deputator
noun
One who deputes, or makes a deputation.
desperado
desperado
noun
(chess) A piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.
(colloquial) A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc.
(colloquial) A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.
A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
despitous
despitous
adj
Obsolete form of despiteous.
despoiled
despoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despoil
despoiler
despoiler
noun
One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.
desponded
desponded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despond
desponder
desponder
noun
One who desponds.
despotism
despotism
noun
government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
despotist
despotist
noun
A supporter of despotism.
despotize
despotize
verb
To behave like a despot.
developed
developed
adj
(photography, of film) Processed and fixed; containing a visible negative (or positive for slide film) image
(said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world.
Advanced, fully formed.
Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.
Having useful or necessary infrastructure.
Mature.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of develop
developer
developer
noun
(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
(dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
developes
developes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of develope
developpe
developpe
noun
(ballet) Alternative form of développé
devonport
devonport
Proper noun
a district and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823.
a harbourside suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.
a city in northern Tasmania, Australia.
diapasons
diapasons
noun
plural of diapason
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphonia
diaphonic
diaphonic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones.
Of or pertaining to diaphony.
diapnotic
diaporthe
diasporas
diasporas
noun
plural of diaspora
diaspores
diaspores
noun
plural of diaspore
diatropic
diatropic
adj
Exhibiting diatropism (any sense).
diazotype
dichoptic
dichoptic
adj
(anatomy, of eyes) Widely separated near the top of the head
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
dimorphic
dimorphic
adj
exhibiting dimorphism
occurring or existing in two different forms
diopsidae
diopsides
diopsides
noun
plural of diopside
diopsidic
diopsidic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral diopside.
dioptases
dioptases
noun
plural of dioptase
dioptidae
dioptrate
dioptrate
adj
(entomology) Divided transversely.
dioptrics
dioptrics
noun
plural of dioptric
the study of the refraction of light, especially by lenses
diospyros
diospyros
noun
Any tree of the genus Diospyros.
diphthong
diphthong
noun
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
diplasion
diploetic
diploetic
adj
(anatomy) diploic
diploidic
diplomacy
diplomacy
noun
Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.
diplomaed
diplomaed
adj
Having an academic diploma.
diplomata
diplomate
diplomate
noun
A professional who has earned a diploma.
verb
(transitive) To award a diploma to.
diplomats
diplomats
noun
plural of diplomat
diplonema
diplonema
noun
(biology) The diplotene stage of meiosis.
diplontic
diplontic
adj
Of or pertaining to a diplont.
diplopias
diplopias
noun
plural of diplopia
diplopoda
diplopods
diplopods
noun
plural of diplopod
diplosome
diplosome
noun
(biology) In cell biology, a pair of centrioles arranged perpendicularly, located near the nucleus. It is present in all eukaryotic cells except for higher plants. It plays an important role in mitosis.
diplotene
diplotene
noun
(biology) The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
diplozoon
dipodidae
dipodomys
dipterous
dipterous
adj
Having two wings.
Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
diptychon
direption
direption
noun
The act of despoiling, plundering, or snatching away.
diruption
diruption
noun
(archaic) disruption
discocarp
discouple
disemploy
disemploy
verb
(transitive) To deprive of employment.
disgospel
disoccupy
dispeople
dispeople
verb
(transitive) To empty of people or inhabitants.
disperato
dispicion
disploded
disploded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displode
displodes
displodes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displode
dispondee
dispondee
noun
A double spondee; a metrical foot consisting of four long syllables.
disponent
disponent
noun
(law) One who dispones, or takes over legal authority.
disponing
disponing
verb
present participle of dispone
disporous
disporous
adj
(biology) Having two spores.
disported
disported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disport
disposals
disposals
noun
plural of disposal
disposers
disposers
noun
plural of disposer
disposing
disposing
noun
The act by which things are disposed, or set out.
verb
present participle of dispose
dispossed
disposure
disposure
noun
(rare) Disposition.
The way things are disposed or laid out; arrangement.
dispowder
disprison
disprison
verb
(transitive) To release from prison; to set at liberty.
disprofit
disprofit
noun
Loss; damage.
verb
(obsolete) To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit.
disproofs
disproofs
noun
plural of disproof
disproval
disproval
noun
The act of disproving; disproof.
disproved
disproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disprove
disproven
disproven
adj
(archaic, Scottish law) Not proven, in a legal case where the jury verdict has inconclusive evidence for conviction, but sufficient to suspect guilt
Shown to be false
verb
Alternative irregular form of the past participle of disprove
disprover
disprover
noun
One who disproves.
disproves
disproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprove
disreport
disruptor
disruptor
noun
Alternative spelling of disrupter
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.